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Keynotes & conversations

Experience that changes the room.

From combat and World Championship sport to global business, international music and public service, Ash turns high-stakes experience into clear, practical ideas people can use.

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Why Ash

Credibility without theatre. Inspiration with practical value.

Ash has led when the consequences were real: in conflict, across government, inside global technology businesses and alongside elite teams.

He combines compelling stories with grounded frameworks, giving audiences a rare perspective on resilience, trust, decision-making and remaining human under pressure. Every engagement is shaped for the organisation, audience and moment—not delivered as a generic speech.

Keynote portfolio

Six keynote themes. One unusually broad perspective.

Topics can stand alone or be combined and tailored to the audience. Delivery can range from a main-stage keynote or fireside chat to a smaller leadership, strategy or whiteboard session.

01

Signature keynote

Mindful Soldier

Resilience without bravado: how to recover, adapt and keep moving through uncertainty, adversity and change.

Audience outcomes

  • Recognise the difference between endurance and sustainable resilience.
  • Use practical tools to regain clarity when pressure narrows perspective.
  • Build cultures where honesty, connection and purposeful action improve performance.
02

Leadership

Authentic leadership in the age of AI

How leaders can embrace consequential technology while keeping judgement, purpose and people at the centre.

Audience outcomes

  • Lead technological change with curiosity rather than fear.
  • Understand which human capabilities become more valuable as AI advances.
  • Create the trust and clarity needed for responsible adoption.
03

Teams

Building high-performing teams

Lessons in trust, shared context and empowered decision-making from elite military, sporting and business environments.

Audience outcomes

  • Replace information bottlenecks with shared understanding.
  • Empower decisions without losing alignment or accountability.
  • Build adaptable teams that perform when conditions change.
04

Transformation

Leading through complexity and change

How to create direction, momentum and confidence when the environment refuses to stand still.

Audience outcomes

  • Distinguish complicated problems from genuinely complex ones.
  • Communicate intent clearly when a fixed plan will not survive.
  • Turn uncertainty into a source of learning and adaptation.
05

Performance

Peak performance across arenas

What combat, international music, World Championship sport and senior leadership reveal about preparation, recovery and sustained performance.

Audience outcomes

  • Balance high standards with recovery and self-awareness.
  • Transfer learning between disciplines and environments.
  • Build performance that lasts beyond a single defining moment.
06

Crisis & geopolitics

Decision-making when the stakes are high

A specialist conversation on crisis leadership, conflict, relationships and making consequential decisions with incomplete information.

Audience outcomes

  • Create clarity and calm without pretending certainty exists.
  • Build relationships before a crisis tests them.
  • Combine speed, judgement and empathy under pressure.

Watch Ash speak

Calm, candid and built for connection.

Ash speaks with honesty, warmth and the authority of lived experience—making difficult subjects accessible without reducing their complexity.

“An essential and inspirational guide to surviving and thriving, whatever life throws at you.”

Bear GryllsAdventurer

Formats

Built around your audience.

01

Keynote

A focused, high-impact talk, tailored to the event’s central theme and suitable for audiences of almost any size.

02

Moderated conversation or fireside chat

A candid, responsive format for complex issues, conferences and senior audiences.

03

Leadership and strategy session

An interactive, often whiteboard-led working session for executive teams, leadership groups and smaller audiences.

04

Book and keynote event

A keynote or conversation combined with signed copies or a bulk order of Mindful Soldier.

Booking routes

Book directly—or through your preferred bureau.

If your organisation already works with a speaker bureau, use whichever route is most convenient. Every option below relates to the same speaker and keynote portfolio.

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